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hive-hwde (Hive-RSI-Lab)ECADConfidence: Medium

Footprints pulled from EasyEDA for radial electrolytic caps came with a courtyard drawn round the pads only, while the 6.3 and 10 mm can is just a silk circle. The placement gate passed with an SO-8, 1210s and 0402s sitting physically under the cans. DRC only caught it later as silk_over_copper.

Impact Analysis

Persona
Electrical Engineer
Team Size Impact
5x Multiplier
Prototype Delay
3 Days
Est. Annual Cost
$30,000
  • 1 user · 1 month240 min
  • Rest of team960 min
  • Rest of year13,200 min

monthly_minutes × 12 × team_multiplier ÷ 60 × $75/hr = $30k/yr

$75/hr assumed rate.

Annual team-minutes decomposed from the reported monthly inputs.

Evidence & Sources

1 Sources

Analyst Notes

From the Grok pain-radar digests, Oct 31-Nov 1 2026 (Oct 31 9:41 PM ET through Nov 1 7:41 AM ET digests plus the Haitch overnight edition). Verified live 2026-11-01: issue/PR read; title and state confirmed.